Eye of the beholder

By Laura J. Snyder

Subjects: Knowledge, Intellectual life, Vermeer, johannes, 1632-1675, Art, european, Science, Leeuwenhoek, antoni van, 1632-1723, Discoveries in science, Netherlands, history, Art and science, New York Times reviewed, Netherlands, social conditions, History

Description: Taking readers to 17th-century Holland, where artists and scientists gathered, an extraordinary story reveals how two geniuses --a self-taught natural philosopher and an artist -- transformed the way we see the world by coming to the realization that there is more than meets the eye.